What we do

The Nuffield Trust is an independent health charity. We aim to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.

Vision

We want to help achieve a high quality health and social care system that improves the health and care of people in the UK.

We set out to do this by:

improving the evidence base that leads to better care by undertaking rigorous applied research and policy analysis

using our independence to provide expert commentary, analysis and scrutiny of policy and practice

bringing together policy-makers, practitioners and others to develop solutions to the challenges facing the health and social care system.

We will be grounded in the practical implications of policy-making, working closely with NHS staff and policy-makers to identify solutions. Above all, we aim to be a trusted and respected voice at a time of unprecedented challenge to the NHS and social care system.

Values

In everything we do we strive to be:

independent and free from vested interests

rigorous, robust and evidence-based in the work we undertake

relevant, supportive but also challenging when we need to be

open and engaging with all those we come into contact with

an organisation that makes a difference to the quality of policy-making and practice in the UK.

Current work programme

Our work programme focuses on a number of key areas – all of which are crucial to the long-term sustainability of the system. These areas are outlined in more detail in the Our Work section of the website and include:

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About us

The Nuffield Trust is an independent health charity. We aim to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.